How to Purchase Single Tickets
Ready for the ultimate new play experience?
Do you qualify for Student, Military (active and retired), or West Virginia Weekday Resident discounts? Call the Box Office at 681-240-2283 to place your order.
- After clicking ‘Purchase Tickets Now’ below you’ll be taken to the ticketing page.
- From there, select the date and time of your performance. Click “Book Now.”
- On the next screen, select your tickets and click “Continue.”
- Select your ticket type (Regular or Senior) and click “Continue.” If you would like to change your seats, click “Change My Seats” to take you back to your performance date and click on your new seats.
- To add to your order, click “Continue Browsing.” If you’re taking advantage of a REP PASS discount, your savings will automatically be applied once you have met the REP PASS criteria.
- Click “Checkout” once you have added all of the performances to your cart. On the next screen, you’ll be asked to enter your email. If you have a CATF account, you’ll be asked to enter your password. Forgot your password? Just click “Send me a link to login” to generate an email with a link to your CATF account.
- If you haven’t created a CATF account, follow the steps to create your password.
- Follow the steps to add your contact and other information to complete your online order.
- Questions? Call the Box Office at 681-240-2283 ext. 1 or email [email protected] and we will be glad to assist!
How to Purchase Rep Passes
Click here to purchase a Rep Pass or click here to learn more. Once you have added your Rep Pass to your Cart, click the red “Continue Browsing” button and add your performances to your Cart. Please make sure your selected ticket type matches the Rep Pass that is in your cart (for example, for a Senior Rep Pass, your selected ticket type should also be Senior.) You can also select your performances at a later time online or through the Box Office.
- Select the type and number of Rep Passes you would like to purchase below. Then, click on the gray “continue” button.
- Once your Rep Pass is in the cart, you can select your performances now or at a later time. If you would like to select your performances later, click the red “Checkout” button and follow the prompts to complete the purchase process.
- If you would like to select your performances now, click on the red “Continue Browsing” button. On the next screen, select a show and scroll down to select your performance.
- Select your seats. Click “Continue.” On this next screen, you’ll put in the type of ticket (Regular or Senior). Click the “Continue” button again.
- Repeat steps three through five until you have selected performance times for all of the shows.
- Click the red “Checkout” button and follow the prompts to complete the purchase process.
Limited Availability & At Capacity Performances
TICKETS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR ALL PLAYS AND EVENTS
Updated as of March 27, 2025
The performances and events listed below either have limited seats remaining or are at capacity. Please click on each event to see the complete list of dates and their information.
Email the Box Office to be added to the waitlist.
Single Ticket Prices
- Regular $70
- Senior $60
- Sunday Evening $40
Pre-Season Box Office Hours:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 11am-4pm
Embrace the festival experience by attending and participating in talktheater events!
Meet artists and other audience members as you explore the many stages of new play development and enrich your knowledge surrounding the plays in the season. We’ve updated some of the talktheater events. Read the descriptions below to find out what is new and to reserve tickets.
New: Take a look at the dates and times of the talktheater events. We’ve changed the schedule from last year to make it easier to attend events during your time in Shepherdstown!
Free events presented with support from the West Virginia Humanities Council.
Embrace the festival experience by attending and participating in talktheater events!
Meet artists and other patrons as you explore the many stages of new play development and enrich your knowledge surrounding the six-play repertory. We’ve updated some of the talktheater events. Read the descriptions below to find out what is new and to reserve tickets.
Free events presented with support from the West Virginia Humanities Council.
Backstage Tour
You know what happens on stage, now go backstage for an exclusive look to see how it all happens.
Free / Reservations Required
Frank Center / 10am
July 17, 24, & 31
Brunch & Art
Meet and chat with members of CATF’s Acting Company. The actors will share their professional journey and their insights on this year’s productions.
$45 / Reservations Required
Room GO3 / 10AM
July 18, 25, & Aug. 1
Breakfast with Peggy
Get to know CATF’s Artistic Director, Peggy McKowen. Peggy shares her extensive experience producing new plays, her rich history with CATF, and her plans for CATF’s future.
$45 / Reservations Required
Bistro 112 / 10am
July 13, 20, 27, & AUG 3
CATF in Context
This scholarly approach to the festival takes a deep dive into the worlds of the plays.
Free / Reservations Required / Room GO3/ 10AM
July 12: Who was Mary Magdalene
July 19: Children of Reunion: Vietnamese Adoptions and the Politics of Family Migrations
July 26: Women in the Church: A Panel with Faith Leaders
Aug. 2: Psychotropic Medications
Know Before You Go
NEW! A live-streamed, interactive Zoom conversation with Artistic Director, Peggy McKowen, who will give you context to your upcoming performances.
You will receive a Zoom link approximately one hour before the session.
Free / Registration Required online (Zoom) / 10am
July 16, 23, & 30
July 16th’s Zoom Link: TBA
Problems with the link? Here’s the login code:
Meeting ID: TBA
Passcode: TBA
Lectures
Hear from experts as they explore the constructs and context of the shows, and meet resident artists as they share their creative process and discuss how they got to where they are.
Free / Reservations Required
Shipley / 4:30PM
July 12: The Playwrights’ Panel
July 19: Fights, Falls, and Fakery: Meet the Stunt Directors
July 26: Is Storytelling Theater? Is Theater Storytelling?
Aug. 2: An Openly Gay Stuntman: Changing Stereotypes in Hollywood
talkTuesday: JULY
On Tuesdays in July, CATF collaborates with musicians, artists, and storytellers. Each event is followed by a post-show conversation.
$20 / Reservations Required / Locations Vary By Date / 5PM
July 15: Film Screening of the documentary Tornado Tastes Like Aluminum Sting
July 22: Staged Reading
July 29: Speak Story Series Featuring Adam Booth